Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi traveled to Kuwait on Thursday to elaborate on the Hormuz peace initiative introduced by President Hassan Rouhani during the United Nations General Assembly…
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Presidential Chief of Staff Mahmoud Vaezi said on Wednesday that President Hassan Rouhani is expected to visit Japan in the near future, as part of a tour that will also take him to Malaysia.…
President Hassan Rouhani reiterated on Wednesday that Iran is open to holding a meeting with heads of state of the countries that originally signed the 2015 nuclear deal, including the United…
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Wednesday granted his approval to recommendations made by Iran’s top security official regarding the cases of people killed or…
The new head of the UN nuclear agency hopes he can set a new tone with the Islamic Republic in his upcoming meetings with Iranian officials.
A decision by six more European countries to join the EU financial mechanism set up to facilitate trade with Iran is aimed at creating optimism and will unlikely be effective, a former diplomat…
President Hassan Rouhani said Iran has no problem with revival of relations with Saudi Arabia, which has severed diplomatic ties with Iran since 2016.
The issue of voter turnout in the upcoming parliamentary elections is a cause of concern for both principlists and reformists, says a political figure who believes that the reformist camp should…
The newly appointed European Union foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, stressed the importance of keeping the 2015 nuclear deal alive, calling on Iran to use all its resources toward this end.…
Oman's Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi suggested in a meeting with his Iranian counterpart that an all-inclusive conference could help alleviate the critical situation in the region by…
A senior Chinese diplomat said on Sunday the Iran nuclear deal is an internationally "significant" agreement and called on the United States and European signatories to help revive it.
Incumbent Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani said he has decided not to stand in the upcoming parliamentary polls. In a press conference on Sunday, Larijani, who has chaired the parliamentary…
The three European parties to the 2015 nuclear deal have reaffirmed their commitment to pursue efforts for a diplomatic resolution to ensure the full implementation of the accord by all parties…
The European signatories to the 2015 nuclear agreement would leave the sword of Damocles hanging over Iran until the outcome of the next US presidential election becomes clear, a former envoy to…
Paris should revise its approach if it wants to win the trust of the Iranian nation, says a political expert, who believes that recent provocations by French officials are only intensifying the…
Enrolment for the 11th round of parliamentary and Assembly of Experts’ midterm elections begins on Sunday and wraps up on Dec. 7 across the country. Jamal Orf, chairman of Iranian…
Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi who has traveled to Beijing is set to hold a session with top Chinese diplomats on Sunday to discuss the agenda for the upcoming meeting of the 2015 nuclear…
European parties to the 2015 nuclear deal are not authorized to use the dispute resolution mechanism within the agreement because Iran’s nuclear measures have been adopted based on its…
A senior Iranian diplomat said the 2015 nuclear deal with major powers is under “intensive care”, requiring the European signatories to the deal to intensify efforts to save the accord.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said the recent violent unrest following the rise in fuel prices was a "deep, vast and dangerous conspiracy" orchestrated by the…
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with a Taliban delegation led by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the head of the group’s Qatar-based political bureau, in Tehran on Tuesday.
Regional countries have not responded positively to Iran's recently introduced peace plan so far because their decisions are swayed by the West, a political analyst says.
Parties to the 2015 nuclear deal will hold a Joint Commission meeting on Dec. 6 in Vienna, Austria, to discuss how to salvage the international agreement, the European Union said in a statement…
Iran's ambassador to the United Nations says the UN Security Council is facing a credibility crisis that has to be addressed through reforms. Majid Takht-Ravanchi made the statement before a…
Iran's steps to reduce its compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal are taken based on the provisions of the accord and under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and do not…
